Spiritual Development
Spirituality
To talk about spirituality is, essentially, to talk about something which is beyond words. The language of spirituality begins from a Christian understanding that everyone is a valued creation, individually and uniquely made by God, like pots made by a potter (Isaiah 64:8). Yet in life, things happen than impact on the physical “pot” of life and create cracks that provide a glimpse of something “beyond” the tangible. Christians would view this as an opportunity to relate to God.
Cracks may be caused when something so good and breath-taking happens that the pot expands and cracks – the wows of life.
Cracks may happen when something challenging happens and threatens the comfort of everyday – the ows of life.
Cracks can also happen in the stillness and ordinariness of everyday – the nows of life, when a moment of stillness, a pause or prayer, creates a crack in the normal, physical everyday.
In these special moments, there is a spiritual opportunity. Kintsugi, the Japanese art of mending broken ceramics with golden joinery or glue, creates something that has been broken into something even more beautiful. Using this metaphor, the wows, ows and nows of life offer the possibility of cracks that are filled with gold and make the pot even more beautiful. The gold in the cracks reflect a little of the wonder of spirituality.
Our Spirituality Statement
Life is full of Wows, Ows and Nows that both break and make us. Our growth through these cracks to our pot is our connection to God.